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Old 04-18-2007, 09:29 AM   #10 (permalink)
bcjohnso99
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Re: In Quest for Better Battery, Keep an Ion Nationalism

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Originally Posted by plane
The batteries turn the Prius into a "plug-in hybrid," which can be recharged through an electrical outlet and run almost exclusively on electricity in the first 40 miles of driving.
Only if you putt around below 30mph. How realistic it that?

At least the Volt is being designed to drive at highway speeds in pure electric mode.
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